✨ Court Case Statistics
ABSTRACT of ALL CASES disposed of at the RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT, at WELLINGTON, for the Quarter ending 31st March, 1848, distinguishing Criminal and Civil Cases, and showing in each the numbers respectively of those in which the parties were Europeans and Natives; or Europeans only; or Natives only.
CRIMINAL CASES.
| Description of Cases. | Between Europeans and Natives. | In which Europeans only were concerned. | In which Natives only were concerned. | Total Cases for each offence. | Gross Total of Criminal and Civil Cases. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In which Europeans were Defendants. | In which Natives were Defendants. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Committed for Trial. | Convicted. | Dismissed. | Settled out of Court. | Total. | Committed for Trial. | Convicted. | Dismissed. | Settled out of Court. | Total. | Total Cases between Europeans and Natives. | Committed for Trial. | Convicted. | Dismissed. | Settled out of Court. | Total. | Committed for Trial. | Convicted. | Dismissed. | ||
| Assaults | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Cattle Trespass Ordinance, breach of | 13 | 1 | 14 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Drunkenness | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Felonies | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Furious Riding in the Public Streets | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Larceny | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Licensing Ordinance, breach of | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Malicious Injuries to Property | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Merchant Seaman’s Act | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mutiny Act | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rape | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 47 | 52 |
CIVIL CASES.
| Between Europeans and Natives. | In which Europeans only were concerned. | In which Natives only were concerned. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In which Europeans were Complainants. | In which Natives were Complainants. | |||||||||||||||||
| Verdict for Complainant. | Verdict for Defendant. | Settled out of Court. | Total. | Verdict for Complainant. | Verdict for Defendant. | Settled out of Court. | Total. | Total Cases between Europeans and Natives. | Verdict for Complainant. | Verdict for Defendant. | Settled out of Court. | Total. | Verdict for Complainant. | Verdict for Defendant. | Settled out of Court. | Total. | ||
| 10 | 12 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Number of Cases disposed of. | 71 |
HENRY ST. HILL, Resident Magistrate,
Resident Magistrate’s Court, Wellington, May 20, 1848.
New Munster Gazette 1848, No 13
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
⚖️ Abstract of Cases at Resident Magistrate's Court, Wellington
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement20 May 1848
Criminal Cases, Civil Cases, Court Statistics, Wellington, Resident Magistrate
- Henry St. Hill, Resident Magistrate